Tacitus (c. 56/57-117+), considered the greatest historian of Rome, decided one day to attend a horse race for a bit of ancient Roman entertainment....
Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
This painting, by the French artist Charles Meynier (1768-1832), depicts Polyhymnia (also known as Polymnia), a Muse from ancient Greek mythology. Although the title...
Diodorus Siculus (c. 1st century BCE)
"Whereas other memorials abide but a brief time, the power of history extends over the whole inhabited world and...
This painting, by the French artist Camille Corot (aka Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, c. 1796–1875), envisions the Muse of History, Clio—whose name can also spelled Cleio...
